Portimao Moto2 Test results - Day 1, Friday (FINAL)
Lap times from the opening day of the Official 2023 Portimao Moto2 test.
Sam Lowes, Moto2, Portimao Moto2 test 17 March
Sam Lowes heads the final Friday session at the Official 2023 Moto2 pre-season test, held alongside the Moto3 class at Portimao, but Aron Canet's earlier Session 2 time remains the best of day one.
Pedro Acosta, Albert Arenas and Lowes were second, third and fourth overall courtesy of their Session 2 times, with Acosta and Arenas among the riders to sit out Session 3).
Track action takes place from 9:30am to 5:30pm from Friday-Sunday, with each class having three track sessions per day.
The season-opening race weekend will be held at the same circuit on March 24-26…
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2023 Portimao Moto2 test times, Friday - Session 3 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.245s |
| 2 | Aron Canet | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 43.252s |
| 3 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.319s |
| 4 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.323s |
| 5 | Fermín Aldeguer | SPA | CAG SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 43.337s |
| 6 | Jake Dixon | GBR | GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.658s |
| 7 | Lukas Tulovic | GER | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 43.725s |
| 8 | Filip Salac | CZE | QJMOTOR Gresini Racing Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 43.988s |
| 9 | Zonta Vd Goorbergh | NED | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 44.112s |
| 10 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | ITA | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 44.143s |
| 11 | Darryn Binder | RSA | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 44.306s |
| 12 | Jeremy Alcoba | SPA | QJMOTOR Gresini Racing Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 44.340s |
| 13 | Sergio Garcia | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 44.415s |
| 14 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 44.706s |
| 15 | Joe Roberts | USA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 44.775s |
| 16 | Borja Gomez | SPA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 45.189s |
| 17 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 45.212s |
| 18 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team | (Kalex) | 1m 45.659s |
| 19 | David Sanchis | SPA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 45.673s |
| 20 | Rory Skinner | GBR | American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 45.736s |
| 21 | Sean Dylan Kelly | USA | American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 45.902s |
| 22 | Izan Guevara | SPA | GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | 1m 46.689s |
| Barry Baltus | BEL | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | No Time | |
| Celestino Vietti | ITA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | No Time | |
| Alonso Lopez | SPA | CAG SpeedUp | (Boscoscuro) | No Time | |
| Somkiat Chantra | THA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | No Time | |
| Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | No Time | |
| Bo Bendsneyder | NED | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | No Time | |
| Albert Arenas | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | No Time | |
2023 Portimao Moto2 test times, Friday - Session 2 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Aron Canet | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 42.681s |
| 2 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 42.703s |
| 3 | Albert Arenas | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 42.970s |
| 4 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.064s |
| 5 | Bo Bendsneyder | NED | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.125s |
| 6 | Barry Baltus | BEL | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 43.144s |
| 7 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 43.194s |
| 8 | Fermín Aldeguer | SPA | CAG SpeedUp Racing | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 43.227s |
| 9 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 1m 43.456s |
| 10 | Filip Salac | CZE | Gresini Racing Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 43.539s |
| 11 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.608s |
| 12 | Jake Dixon | GBR | GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.614s |
| 13 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | CAG SpeedUp Racing | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 43.765s |
| 14 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.920s |
| 15 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | ITA | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 44.053s |
| 16 | Lukas Tulovic | GER | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 44.096s |
| 17 | Jeremy Alcoba | SPA | Gresini Racing Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 44.120s |
| 18 | Zonta Vd Goorbergh | NED | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 44.283s |
| 19 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 44.314s |
| 20 | Borja Gomez | SPA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 44.418s |
| 21 | Darryn Binder | RSA | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 44.683s |
| 22 | Joe Roberts | USA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 44.685s |
| 23 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 44.899s |
| 24 | Sergio Garcia | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 44.913s |
| 25 | Sean Dylan Kelly | USA | American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 45.402s |
| 26 | Rory Skinner | GBR | American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 45.794s |
| 27 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team | (Kalex) | 1m 46.112s |
| 28 | David Sanchis | SPA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 46.287s |
| 29 | Izan Guevara | SPA | GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | No Time |
| 2023 PORTIMAO MOTO2 TEST TIMES, FRIDAY - SESSION 1 | |||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Bike | Time |
| 1 | Pedro Acosta | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 43.710s |
| 2 | Aron Canet | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 43.767s |
| 3 | Sam Lowes | GBR | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.839s |
| 4 | Jake Dixon | GBR | GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | 1m 43.951s |
| 5 | Celestino Vietti | ITA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 43.976s |
| 6 | Tony Arbolino | ITA | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 44.104s |
| 7 | Manuel Gonzalez | SPA | Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team | (Kalex) | 1m 44.172s |
| 8 | Somkiat Chantra | THA | IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia | (Kalex) | 1m 44.297s |
| 9 | Albert Arenas | SPA | Red Bull KTM Ajo | (Kalex) | 1m 44.314s |
| 10 | Barry Baltus | BEL | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 44.347s |
| 11 | Filip Salac | CZE | Gresini Racing Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 44.425s |
| 12 | Bo Bendsneyder | NED | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 44.571s |
| 13 | Alonso Lopez | SPA | CAG SpeedUp Racing | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 44.663s |
| 14 | Fermín Aldeguer | SPA | CAG SpeedUp Racing | (Boscoscuro) | 1m 44.990s |
| 15 | Jeremy Alcoba | SPA | Gresini Racing Moto2 | (Kalex) | 1m 45.221s |
| 16 | Zonta Vd Goorbergh | NED | Fieten Olie Racing GP | (Kalex) | 1m 45.424s |
| 17 | Dennis Foggia | ITA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | 1m 45.491s |
| 18 | Darryn Binder | RSA | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 45.628s |
| 19 | Marcos Ramirez | SPA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 45.697s |
| 20 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | ITA | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | (Kalex) | 1m 45.770s |
| 21 | Lukas Tulovic | GER | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | (Kalex) | 1m 45.788s |
| 22 | Sean Dylan Kelly | USA | American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 46.046s |
| 23 | Sergio Garcia | SPA | Pons Wegow Los40 | (Kalex) | 1m 46.587s |
| 24 | Rory Skinner | GBR | American Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 46.631s |
| 25 | David Sanchis | SPA | Forward Team | (Forward) | 1m 46.979s |
| 26 | Borja Gomez | SPA | Fantic Racing | (Kalex) | 1m 47.353s |
| 27 | Kohta Nozane | JPN | Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team | (Kalex) | 1m 47.812s |
| 28 | Izan Guevara | SPA | GASGAS Aspar Team | (Kalex) | 1m 48.856s |
| 29 | Joe Roberts | USA | Italtrans Racing Team | (Kalex) | No Time |
Portimao Moto2 lap records:
Best lap:
Remy Gardner AUS Kalex 1m 42.447s (2021)
Fastest race lap:
Remy Gardner AUS Kalex 1m 42.504s (2020)
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